Rabelais

Famous quotes containing the word rabelais:

    I recognize in [my readers] a specific form and individual property, which our predecessors called Pantagruelism, by means of which they never take anything the wrong way that they know to stem from good, honest and loyal hearts.
    —François Rabelais (1494–1553)

    It is my opinion that time brings all things to fruition; by time all things are made plain; time is the father of truth.
    —François Rabelais (1494–1553)

    There is nothing holy nor sacred to those who have abandoned God and reason in order to follow their perverse desires.
    —François Rabelais (1494–1553)